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Harlem Palimpsest - What Is Seen At Six a.m. West 142nd Street, August 1984

Old women
lean out windows

swaying between
backyard buildings
old clothes lines

gray string

thin

thin

Purple flower boxes

a woman's hands
folding letters

sweet soap smells

on top steps
wet shoes full of wind

Submitted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Edited: Wednesday, February 27, 2013

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